Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin...
by TheTon on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @05:40PM
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Apple Maps is operated by AutoNavi (a Chinese company) in China [1].
It doesn’t really make sense that the Chinese government would be pressuring Apple directly to make political changes to the map provided by AutoNavi. If they wanted the map drawn differently they could just pass a law requiring it or go straight to AutoNavi with the request.
Of course the story could still be true (I have no idea), but not mentioning AutoNavi kind of strains its credibility.
It doesn’t really make sense that the Chinese government would be pressuring Apple directly to make political changes to the map provided by AutoNavi. If they wanted the map drawn differently they could just pass a law requiring it or go straight to AutoNavi with the request.
Of course the story could still be true (I have no idea), but not mentioning AutoNavi kind of strains its credibility.
1. https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/apple-maps/